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Advocacy & Impact

Your investment at work in 2025

Delivering Results for North Carolina’s Businesses Community

From advancing pro-business legislation and strengthening workforce initiatives to convening thousands of business leaders across the state, the NC Chamber continues to champion a stronger future for North Carolina’s business community.

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Legislative Session

Advocacy Wins

8 8 Pro-business policy measures became law with Chamber support in 2026.
0 0 Anti-business bills became law in 2026.
105 105 Jobs Champions recognized across the House and Senate.

Child Care Regulatory Reforms

Led significant reforms that directly impact the efficiency, quality and sustainability of North Carolina’s child care infrastructure.

Public Private Partnership Agreements

Increased the cap on agreements from three to six, a critical tool for investing in infrastructure to support our state’s growth.

Reliable, Affordable Energy Infrastructure

Secured two bipartisan veto overrides to strengthen regulatory certainty and support North Carolina’s rapid growth.

Advanced Legal Reform Issues at Legislature

Including proposals to make North Carolina the first state to fully ban third-party litigation investment and to modernize expert witness standards for greater fairness and predictability in the courtroom.

Sustainable Transportation Funding

Drove progress on sustainable transportation funding by identifying actionable, bipartisan solutions for consideration in the upcoming short session and next long session.

Research & results

NC Chamber Foundation Impact

Turning data, research, and business leadership into statewide policy solutions.

Advanced a business-driven energy vision to guide North Carolina’s reliable, affordable, and diverse power future.

Aligned statewide data and deployed scalable tools to strengthen North Carolina’s health care talent pipeline.

Informed landmark child care reforms that reduce child care as a barrier to workforce participation.

Delivered clear statewide priorities to guide modernization and investment in North Carolina’s water infrastructure.

Produced 100-county analysis that elevated housing as a top economic priority for North Carolina lawmakers.

Action in Agriculture

Defending and strengthening North Carolina’s #1 industry.

NC Chamber Foundation-led efforts moved NC Ag Leads into implementation,

Delivering a unified strategy to strengthen North Carolina’s agricultural competitiveness.

Launched a national coalition
on H-2A reform,

Supporting Department of Labor efforts to modernize regulations and improve program predictability for agricultural employers in North Carolina and across the nation.

Led a successful effort to remove the duty drawback provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill,

Protecting North Carolina tobacco farmers’ competitiveness and bottom line.

Trade & legal climate

Fostering and Protecting
Opportunities For Business

International Commerce

Positioned North Carolina for increased global investment by building relationships with four key international chambers and business organizations, including partners from Abu Dhabi, Colombia, Mexico, and Northern Ireland.

NC Chamber Legal Institute

Engaged in 11 cases before the North Carolina Business Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court in 2025 to defend a predictable, pro-business legal environment.

Carolina HealthWorks

Delivering a new, affordable health coverage option for small businesses.

NC Chamber partnered with Blue Cross NC in 2025 to launch Carolina HealthWorks—a landmark health coverage option designed specifically to help small businesses, their employees, and their families access quality, affordable care.

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Local chambers engaged in sharing Carolina HealthWorks with their members.

76

North Carolina counties covered by Carolina HealthWorks.

94%

Of North Carolinians reached by the Carolina HealthWorks footprint to date.

Amplifying the Voices of Business in NC

Represented 637 member companies across 23 industry segments.

All done on behalf of you — North Carolina’s business community.

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Welcomed 158 new members while maintaining an 89% member retention rate.

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Highlighted 250+ member news stories.

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Earned 690 media mentions elevating business voices statewide.

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Showcased 100+ manufacturers in the NC Chamber’s annual Coolest Thing Made in NC contest.

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Convened 5,000+ attendees across 49 events, connecting employers, policymakers, and partners.

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Represented the business community at 117 speaking engagements.

NC Chamber’s Advocacy and Impact Report 2025

The full report outlines Chamber-advanced policies and initiatives that strengthen the state’s economic competitiveness, workforce, and business climate.

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Our members’ engagement, investment, and support empower this work, and we are proud to partner with North Carolina’s incredible business community to lead the charge for a stronger future for all North Carolinians.

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